New Office Bolsters Cayman’s Defence Against Illicit Finance and Advances FATF Effectiveness
Grand Cayman, 12 August 2025 – The Cayman Islands Government has taken a decisive step forward in the global fight against illicit finance with the establishment of the Office for Strategic Action on Illicit Finance (OSAIF), a centralised authority that reinforces the…
Israelis Tell Newsmax: ‘No Chance’ of Rescue Mission for Last 50 Hostages
screenshot Newsmax TV By John Gizzi From Newsmax With nearly all of Israel riveted on the remaining 50 hostages seized by Hamas terrorists in the sneak attack of Oct. 7, 2023, the inevitable question for visitors is whether the military has…
Cayman: Police Investigate Robbery in George Town
From RCIPS Shortly after 5:20PM yesterday, 9 August, officers responded to a report of a robbery at a business on North Sound Road, George Town, south of the Butterfield roundabout. It was reported that a masked man had entered the…
Tuna giant dismiss slavery allegations
By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United August 10th, 2025 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Forced laborBumble Bee accused of putting corporate interests over human dignityAfter years of forced labor, Indonesian fishermen sued Bumble Bee, accusing it of complicity…
Opinion: Banality of greed in Jamaica’s governance
By Dennis Minott Dennis Minott In her seminal 1963 work Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, political philosopher Hannah Arendt startled the world by painting a deeply unsettling portrait – not of a fanatic, nor a monster,…
Haiti inaugurates new leadership as gangs threaten to overthrow the government
By The Associated Press From npr Laurent Saint-Cyr (left) attends the ceremony for his appointment as president of the Transitional Council in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.Odelyn Joseph/AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti’s transitional…
CBI/CIP Countries on Cusp of Passing New Law for Establishment of Regional Regulator
07 August 2025. After months of extensive consultations, the countries in the Eastern Caribbean that offer Citizenship By Investment Programmes (CBI/CIP) are on the cusp of enacting legislation to establish a regional regulator. This new law will be enacted…
OPINION: Caribbean Leaders – A Failure To Launch
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Across the length and breadth of the Caribbean our new leaders have consistently failed to emulate or even equal past leaders like Michael Manley, Eric Williams, Vere Bird,Eugenia Charles or the pinnacle, Alexander Bustamante. Speaking…
Enhancing your security for online transactions
From CIBC Caribbean As part of our continued commitment to enhancing security and user convenience, we are excited to announce that from August 7, 2025, Biometric Authentication will be available with Online Banking and our Mobile App.Biometric Authentication, once enabled, provides an additional…
Why Photography Is a Powerful Tool for Justice Movements Across the World
Photographs documenting social, ecological, and economic struggles expose hidden truths, counter societal amnesia, and inspire action toward a more just future.
